According to an article in the South China Morning Post dated 20 June 2013, this week the United States Treasury Department unveiled the official signature (bottom) of Secretary Jacob J. Lew which will appear on 5-dollar notes this autum and other denominations in the future. Lew’s usual signature (top) hadRead More…
According to many different news outlets, including the Mail Online, some members of the public have reported that Canada’s new polymer banknotes smell of maple syrup. Bank of Canada denies that any scent has been added to any of its notes, so now people can return to searching for BigfootRead More…
On 6 May 2013, Banco de México issued a revised polymer 50-peso note like the preceding issue (B705), but with more advanced anti-counterfeiting features, including a color-shifting butterfly printed on the transparent window, tactile intaglio printing, microprinting, novel serial numbering, and a larger transparent window with hidden image which canRead More…
Like B233a, but new signatures (Alan C. Cossar and L. Anthony Jaoquin), prefix A/1, and flowers and butterflies on back now green, not purple. Courtesy of Richard Miranda.Read More…
According to an article on BBC News dated 2 May 2013, “Bank of Canada has named long-term bureaucrat and economist Stephen Poloz as its new head, replacing Mark Carney who is going to run the Bank of England.” This move calls into question whether the 5- and 10-dollar notes unveiledRead More…
According to an article on CNN México dated 22 April 2013, Banco de México will present changes to the polymer 50-peso note on 6 May 2013. Courtesy of Cedrian López Bosch.Read More…
Like B230a, but new signatures (Alan C. Cossar and E. Barclay Simmons) and prefix A/1 instead of Bermuda onion. Courtesy of Yuri Minkin (yuri111 on eBay).Read More…
Fans of polymer banknotes should check out this Wall Street Journal article dated 15 February 2013 in which yours truly is quoted.Read More…
According to a Reuters article dated 18 January 2013, a botanist claims the leaf around the secondary window at left front of the new polymer 20-dollar note is from a Norway maple, not a sugar maple. The Bank of Canada refutes this claim, asserting “the image on the new billsRead More…
According to a listing on the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s web site, on 11 December 2012, the BEP began selling 150th Anniversary Currency Sets: The year 2012 marks the 150th Anniversary of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In commemoration of this historic occasion, the BEP is proud toRead More…